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    "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/20241215/radically-local",
    "published": "2024-12-15T15:20:27-08:00",
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        "html": "<p>I\u2019m changing my shopping habits. <strong>I\u2019m buying local.</strong> I\u2019m going to go radical on this.</p>\n\n<p>I rarely buy anything online as it is, and that\u2019s been true for a while now. I\u2019d already resolved to boycott Amazon, and at this point I don\u2019t feel too good supporting Shopify either (though that\u2019s different in that many independent online retailers use Shopify for their e-commerce websites).</p>\n\n<p>But when I talk about going radically local, I don\u2019t mean just going to a local store even if they\u2019re a Big Box retailer. I mean buying things <em>made</em> locally. Right here in <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/portland\">#Portland</a>.</p>\n\n<p>Every day I carry my iPad and other gear in a backpack made locally. (So local in fact, I can walk to the manufacturer/storefront from my house in 5 minutes. \ud83d\ude02) And that\u2019s just the beginning. My next clothing purchase will be locally-made. I\u2019ll start with shirts because that\u2019s pretty straightforward and see where it goes from there.</p>\n\n<p>And I love shopping at locally-owned markets and will prioritize food items from local suppliers.</p>\n\n<p>If MAGA wants to claim with a straight face they\u2019re \u201cAmerica First\u201d, I\u2019m here to tell you I\u2019m \u201cOregon First\u201d. Call it my little act of political rebellion\u2026 \u270a\u262d</p>",
        "text": "I\u2019m changing my shopping habits. I\u2019m buying local. I\u2019m going to go radical on this.\n\nI rarely buy anything online as it is, and that\u2019s been true for a while now. I\u2019d already resolved to boycott Amazon, and at this point I don\u2019t feel too good supporting Shopify either (though that\u2019s different in that many independent online retailers use Shopify for their e-commerce websites).\n\nBut when I talk about going radically local, I don\u2019t mean just going to a local store even if they\u2019re a Big Box retailer. I mean buying things made locally. Right here in #Portland.\n\nEvery day I carry my iPad and other gear in a backpack made locally. (So local in fact, I can walk to the manufacturer/storefront from my house in 5 minutes. \ud83d\ude02) And that\u2019s just the beginning. My next clothing purchase will be locally-made. I\u2019ll start with shirts because that\u2019s pretty straightforward and see where it goes from there.\n\nAnd I love shopping at locally-owned markets and will prioritize food items from local suppliers.\n\nIf MAGA wants to claim with a straight face they\u2019re \u201cAmerica First\u201d, I\u2019m here to tell you I\u2019m \u201cOregon First\u201d. Call it my little act of political rebellion\u2026 \u270a\u262d"
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Even though it’s now colder out when the sun’s out, c’mon. Who doesn’t want to see #Portland waterfront views like this every evening? 😍 #OregonExplored

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    "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/pictures/20241208/even-though-it-s-now-colder-out-when-the-sun-s-out",
    "published": "2024-12-08T06:55:57-08:00",
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        "html": "<img alt=\"\" src=\"https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/4580/9da63c77d-bc90ba/SVwyVVHXnl4i/Abx9d2n1r0xYsbloH4AayUZHcpO7LxFhzmKGKZa8.jpg\" /><p>Even though it\u2019s now colder out when the sun\u2019s out, c\u2019mon. Who doesn\u2019t want to see <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/portland\">#Portland</a> waterfront views like this every evening? \ud83d\ude0d <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/oregonexplored\">#OregonExplored</a></p>",
        "text": "Even though it\u2019s now colder out when the sun\u2019s out, c\u2019mon. Who doesn\u2019t want to see #Portland waterfront views like this every evening? \ud83d\ude0d #OregonExplored"
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A rare moment of sun & open skies before the latest rains came in.

#Portland #OregonExplored South Waterfront
(psst, this makes for great smartphone wallpaper!)

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    "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/pictures/20241127/a-rare-moment-of-sun-amp-open-skies-before-the",
    "published": "2024-11-27T07:59:56-08:00",
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        "html": "<img alt=\"\" src=\"https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/4580/0bb057b62-db9a0d/Tibkq4GwKPZW/ItRR19Dq6WI7fWVLJ1k9OcPtJkabuBW7Jm8kZmS2.jpg\" /><p>A rare moment of sun &amp; open skies before the latest rains came in.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/portland\">#Portland</a> <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/oregonexplored\">#OregonExplored</a> South Waterfront<br />(psst, this makes for great smartphone wallpaper!)</p>",
        "text": "A rare moment of sun & open skies before the latest rains came in.\n\n#Portland #OregonExplored South Waterfront\n(psst, this makes for great smartphone wallpaper!)"
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That sky is rather dramatic for a Silent Sunday…
#Portland #BnW

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    "author": {
        "name": "Jared White",
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    },
    "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/pictures/20241124/that-sky-is-rather-dramatic-for-a-silent-sunday",
    "published": "2024-11-24T07:52:58-08:00",
    "content": {
        "html": "<img alt=\"\" src=\"https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/4580/0bb057b62-db9a0d/dSjT6sHbOBh5/o70gYAsRswJZqPC1c4QfKrAnRpGASzxTP0AyoWwb.jpg\" /><p>That sky is rather dramatic for a Silent Sunday\u2026<br /><a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/portland\">#Portland</a> <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/bnw\">#BnW</a></p>",
        "text": "That sky is rather dramatic for a Silent Sunday\u2026\n#Portland #BnW"
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Delays and SSGs, Oh My

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    "published": "2024-12-15T13:30:51-08:00",
    "url": "https://nadreck.me/2024/12/delays-and-ssgs-oh-my/",
    "category": [
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    "name": "Delays and SSGs, Oh My",
    "content": {
        "text": "Apologies for the delay between posts \u2014 it\u2019s not for lack of topics or interest, just a matter of time and energy. I\u2019ve been spending time trying out different static site generators for a potential move off WordPress (at least for some projects), and that\u2019s been eating into what spoons I have spare for writing. At this point I\u2019ve been fiddling mostly with 11ty and Astro, and while I\u2019m not 100% happy with either of them, it\u2019s been a worthwhile learning experience regardless. I may also end up taking a stab at Hugo, but we\u2019ll see. The main issues I have mostly boil down to opinion \u2014 every framework is opinionated to one degree or another regarding how to structure things, how to format things, and so on, and I don\u2019t agree with those opinions all the time. Then it becomes a matter of how hard it is to override those defaults to work more how I want to work.\n\n\n\nFor instance, a lot of these frameworks/generators feel that any images you include should be optimized, and when optimizing, the file paths should become arbitrary hashes. I don\u2019t mind the optimizing part, but I fuckin\u2019 hate when the filename gets mangled into a hash like that. You\u2019d think that\u2019d be a matter of just passing a parameter as part of the image processor config, but in several of these frameworks, you\u2019d be wrong. At least in 11ty I found some instructions in their docs to override things, but in Astro I was just out of luck, unless I wanted to store my images separately in the \u201cpublic\u201d folder.\n\n\n\nAnother recurring gripe I have is that the default markup is just markdown. Frequently either GitHub-Flavored Markdown (GFM) or CommonMark. These are fine as far as markdown goes, but they\u2019re kind of limiting when you want to do anything more nuanced than basic formatting. Even things as common as changing the alignment for an image don\u2019t have a generally agreed process. At which point, the question becomes: how hard is it to extend things to let you do stuff you want to do? 11ty lets you mix in a whole pile of different templating tools (Nunjucks, Handlebars, Liquid, etc), and extend things to add your own shortcodes and filters to let things work how you want. Astro gives you a few different markdown flavors, so you can go with markdown, MDX, or markdoc. From there, both MDX and markdoc have methods to extend your behavior. Personally, I\u2019m actually more inclined to use a different markup entirely, and write everything in AsciiDoc, which I\u2019m very comfortable with from work, and is designed to let you do the various bits of formatting you\u2019d want to do in documentation (or a blog post, or an article/essay). The options for SSGs that support AsciiDoc, though, are quite a bit more limited \u2014 I\u2019m aware of basically just two, Antora (which is oriented around documentation, not around blogging), and Hugo (which I should really give another shot).\n\n\n\nSo yeah, that\u2019s basically where all that is sitting. Frankly none of the things I just griped about are all that important, but it\u2019s been taking up that headspace I\u2019d be usually using for writing on here, so figured I\u2019d share. I\u2019ve been dusting off one of my other random sites to use as a test bed \u2014 when I actually have something to share, I\u2019ll be sure to mention it. The goal is something that feels frictionless to write and post in, and unfortunately the path to get there has been feeling pretty fraught.",
        "html": "<p>Apologies for the delay between posts \u2014 it\u2019s not for lack of topics or interest, just a matter of time and energy. I\u2019ve been spending time trying out different static site generators for a potential move off WordPress (at least for some projects), and that\u2019s been eating into what spoons I have spare for writing. At this point I\u2019ve been fiddling mostly with <a href=\"https://11ty.dev\">11ty</a> and <a href=\"https://astro.build\">Astro</a>, and while I\u2019m not 100% happy with either of them, it\u2019s been a worthwhile learning experience regardless. I may also end up taking a stab at <a href=\"https://gohugo.io\">Hugo</a>, but we\u2019ll see. The main issues I have mostly boil down to opinion \u2014 every framework is opinionated to one degree or another regarding how to structure things, how to format things, and so on, and I don\u2019t agree with those opinions all the time. Then it becomes a matter of how hard it is to override those defaults to work more how I want to work.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>For instance, a lot of these frameworks/generators feel that any images you include should be optimized, and when optimizing, the file paths should become arbitrary hashes. I don\u2019t mind the optimizing part, but I fuckin\u2019 <em>hate</em> when the filename gets mangled into a hash like that. You\u2019d think that\u2019d be a matter of just passing a parameter as part of the image processor config, but in several of these frameworks, you\u2019d be wrong. At least in 11ty I found some instructions in their docs to override things, but in Astro I was just out of luck, unless I wanted to store my images separately in the \u201cpublic\u201d folder.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another recurring gripe I have is that the default markup is just markdown. Frequently either GitHub-Flavored Markdown (GFM) or CommonMark. These are fine as far as markdown goes, but they\u2019re kind of limiting when you want to do anything more nuanced than basic formatting. Even things as common as changing the alignment for an image don\u2019t have a generally agreed process. At which point, the question becomes: how hard is it to extend things to let you do stuff you want to do? 11ty lets you mix in a whole pile of different templating tools (Nunjucks, Handlebars, Liquid, etc), and extend things to add your own shortcodes and filters to let things work how you want. Astro gives you a few different markdown flavors, so you can go with markdown, MDX, or markdoc. From there, both MDX and markdoc have methods to extend your behavior. Personally, I\u2019m actually more inclined to use a different markup entirely, and write everything in AsciiDoc, which I\u2019m very comfortable with from work, and is designed to let you do the various bits of formatting you\u2019d want to do in documentation (or a blog post, or an article/essay). The options for SSGs that support AsciiDoc, though, are quite a bit more limited \u2014 I\u2019m aware of basically just two, Antora (which is oriented around documentation, not around blogging), and Hugo (which I should really give another shot).</p>\n\n\n\n<p>So yeah, that\u2019s basically where all that is sitting. Frankly none of the things I just griped about are all that important, but it\u2019s been taking up that headspace I\u2019d be usually using for writing on here, so figured I\u2019d share. I\u2019ve been dusting off one of my other random sites to use as a test bed \u2014 when I actually have something to share, I\u2019ll be sure to mention it. The goal is something that feels frictionless to write and post in, and unfortunately the path to get there has been feeling pretty fraught.</p>"
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "Nadreck",
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Well If It’s Entertainment You’re Kraven…

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        "name": "Jared White",
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    "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/20241213/kraven-the-hunter",
    "published": "2024-12-13T18:56:58-08:00",
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        "html": "<p>I haven\u2019t had the slightest bit of interest in the weird phenomenon that is the <a href=\"https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony%27s_Spider-Man_Universe\">SSU</a> (Sony\u2019s Spider-Man Universe). I never saw any of the Venom films. Never saw Madame Web. And it\u2019s definitely not <em>Morbin\u2019 Time</em> for me.</p>\n\n<p>But then I started hearing some buzz around the footage Sony released recently directly from the start of <em>Kraven the Hunter</em>, so I gave it a look and what I saw impressed me. The story genuinely sounded interesting, and Aaron-Taylor Johnson is a beautiful, beautiful man.</p>\n\n<p>So I headed out to my local movie theater and watched <em>Kraven the Hunter</em>.</p>\n\n<p>Is this a great film? No. Is it an extraordinary <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/scifi\">#scifi</a> superhero romp? Also no. Is it fun &amp; entertaining if you\u2019re ready to simply switch your brain off and enjoy the ride for a couple hours? <strong>Very much so!</strong></p>\n\n<p>I had a good time with it, and I think it <em>could</em> have been an excellent movie in the hands of more competent filmmakers. The action was quite exciting, and I liked all the <em>actors</em>. The <em>acting</em>, however, fell flat at times (though I was riveted every time Russell Crowe was onscreen!\ufffc), and the story\u2014while compelling in the abstract\u2014didn\u2019t adequately drive the narrative forward scene-to-scene.</p>\n\n<p>Still, I\u2019d recommend you go see it if you have nothing better to do and there aren\u2019t any other <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/movies\">#movies</a> at the cinemas vying for your attention. <strong>True story:</strong> I got to chatting with a dude out in the hallway while exiting the theater, and when I asked him what he thought of it, he said he liked it a lot.</p>\n\n<p>I have a feeling this is going to be a slow but steady burn at the box office, and we\u2019ll be surprised at the numbers when all is said and done.</p>",
        "text": "I haven\u2019t had the slightest bit of interest in the weird phenomenon that is the SSU (Sony\u2019s Spider-Man Universe). I never saw any of the Venom films. Never saw Madame Web. And it\u2019s definitely not Morbin\u2019 Time for me.\n\nBut then I started hearing some buzz around the footage Sony released recently directly from the start of Kraven the Hunter, so I gave it a look and what I saw impressed me. The story genuinely sounded interesting, and Aaron-Taylor Johnson is a beautiful, beautiful man.\n\nSo I headed out to my local movie theater and watched Kraven the Hunter.\n\nIs this a great film? No. Is it an extraordinary #scifi superhero romp? Also no. Is it fun & entertaining if you\u2019re ready to simply switch your brain off and enjoy the ride for a couple hours? Very much so!\n\nI had a good time with it, and I think it could have been an excellent movie in the hands of more competent filmmakers. The action was quite exciting, and I liked all the actors. The acting, however, fell flat at times (though I was riveted every time Russell Crowe was onscreen!\ufffc), and the story\u2014while compelling in the abstract\u2014didn\u2019t adequately drive the narrative forward scene-to-scene.\n\nStill, I\u2019d recommend you go see it if you have nothing better to do and there aren\u2019t any other #movies at the cinemas vying for your attention. True story: I got to chatting with a dude out in the hallway while exiting the theater, and when I asked him what he thought of it, he said he liked it a lot.\n\nI have a feeling this is going to be a slow but steady burn at the box office, and we\u2019ll be surprised at the numbers when all is said and done."
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    "name": "Well If It\u2019s Entertainment You\u2019re Kraven\u2026",
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fluffy beesbuzz.biz

EVs to look at in 2025

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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2024-12-13T14:49:11-08:00",
    "url": "https://beesbuzz.biz/blog/6420-EVs-to-look-at-in-2025",
    "category": [
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        "type": "card",
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    "_id": "43228640",
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Marty McGuire martymcgui.re

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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2024-12-12T14:04:10-0500",
    "url": "https://martymcgui.re/2024/12/12/140410/",
    "category": [
        "3DP",
        "3DPrinting",
        "Bambu",
        "bambu-x1c",
        "wethebuilders"
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    "content": {
        "text": "I\u2019ve been procrastinating about posting which means tabs have been accumulating. \ud83d\ude41\nWe got a new, overpowered-for-home-use 3D printer, the Bambu Labs X1C. With the fancy Automated Material Switcher (AMS) that must be powered by forbidden magics.\nAfter setting it up and letting it run through its literal shake-out calibration, I printed these things and was really impressed with the results!\nThe classic benchy boat. This was actually included in the memory of the machine, but I\u2019m linking to what looks like the version on Bambu\u2019s MakerWorld.\nThese print-in-place fold-flat phone/tablet stands which I believe was suggested by the Bambu mobile app that I used to set up the printer. I started my 3D printing journey with a MakerBot Cupcake CNC kit back in ~2009 so print-in-place mechanical stuff still feels magical to me when it works. These came out nice and sturdy!\nCraving more print-in-place, this articulated axolotl is pretty cute and moved well straight off the printer, despite what I would describe as \u201cflimsy-looking\u201d joints between the parts.\nFor a first \u201cuseful\u201d print, I selected this one-piece Aeropress wall mount. It\u2019s in the same lineage as my sliced-in-half Aeropress wall mount that I cut into two parts to fit on my printer of the day.\nPhotos would only get in the way of finishing this post, so I\u2019m afraid you\u2019ll have to use your imagination.\nThe new printer meant I was well set up to contribute to the latest We the Builder\u2019s project - Charon\u2019s Boat, which is rapidly being finished by builders all over the world. If you have clear plastic filament and a large-ish 3D printer, you may still have time to grab a part and contribute to this underworldly sculpture!",
        "html": "<p>I\u2019ve been procrastinating about posting which means tabs have been accumulating. \ud83d\ude41</p>\n<p>We got a new, overpowered-for-home-use 3D printer, the <a href=\"https://bambulab.com/en-us/x1\">Bambu Labs X1C</a>. With the fancy Automated Material Switcher (AMS) that must be powered by forbidden magics.</p>\n<p>After setting it up and letting it run through its literal shake-out calibration, I printed these things and was really impressed with the results!</p>\n<ul><li>The classic <a href=\"https://makerworld.com/en/models/15106\">benchy boat</a>. This was actually included in the memory of the machine, but I\u2019m linking to what <em>looks like</em> the version on Bambu\u2019s MakerWorld.</li>\n<li>These <a href=\"https://makerworld.com/en/models/208840?from=search#profileId-230435\">print-in-place fold-flat phone/tablet stands</a> which I believe was suggested by the Bambu mobile app that I used to set up the printer. I started my 3D printing journey with a MakerBot Cupcake CNC kit back in ~2009 so print-in-place mechanical stuff still feels magical to me when it works. These came out nice and sturdy!</li>\n<li>Craving more print-in-place, this <a href=\"https://makerworld.com/en/models/198885\">articulated axolotl</a> is pretty cute and moved well straight off the printer, despite what I would describe as \u201cflimsy-looking\u201d joints between the parts.</li>\n<li>For a first \u201cuseful\u201d print, I selected this <a href=\"https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3105431\">one-piece Aeropress wall mount</a>. It\u2019s in the same lineage as <a href=\"https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2138462\">my sliced-in-half Aeropress wall mount</a> that I cut into two parts to fit on my printer of the day.</li>\n</ul><p>Photos would only get in the way of finishing this post, so I\u2019m afraid you\u2019ll have to use your imagination.</p>\n<p>The new printer meant I was well set up to contribute to the <a href=\"https://www.wethebuilders.com/projects/15\">latest We the Builder\u2019s project - Charon\u2019s Boat</a>, which is rapidly being finished by builders all over the world. If you have clear plastic filament and a large-ish 3D printer, you may still have time to grab a part and contribute to this underworldly sculpture!</p>"
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "Marty McGuire",
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gRegor Morrill gregorlove.com

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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2024-12-12 11:38-0800",
    "url": "https://gregorlove.com/2024/12/paul-meany-mutemath/",
    "category": [
        "music",
        "TodaysAlbum"
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        "https://bsky.app/profile/gregorlove.com/post/3ld4zqdx3pt2s"
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        "text": "Mutemath/Paul Meany released Distance, an acoustic EP of some songs from the vault. Very chill.",
        "html": "<p>Mutemath/Paul Meany released <a href=\"https://album.link/i/1784266478\">Distance</a>, an acoustic EP of some songs from the vault. Very chill.</p>"
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    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "gRegor Morrill",
        "url": "https://gregorlove.com/",
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Do We Live in a Post-Toxic-Masculinity World?

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    "published": "2024-12-11T16:29:45-08:00",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>In the <em>very-online</em> cultural discussion around masculinity, the toxic/tonic masculinity divide seems to be getting us absolutely nowhere.</p>\n\n<p>I really thought that perhaps the Tim Walz-ian \u201ctonic masculinity\u201d upswell would have a major influence on America\u2019s body politic\u2026offering a sort of \u201creset\u201d on the kinds of discussions we have around \u201chow to be a man\u201d.</p>\n\n<p>Seems that amounted to a hill of beans. The \u201cmanosphere\u201d won, and the bro vote kept right on bro\u2019ing.</p>\n\n<p>Maybe they\u2019re right! Maybe it\u2019s time to retire toxic/tonic masculinity. But not because the bros are awesome, because they most certainly are not. However, I wonder if we simply need to elevate the conversation past \u201cgender norms\u201d entirely.</p>\n\n<p>As a person who has wrestled with <em>performative masculinity</em> their whole life\u2014and I\u2019m currently working on an entire blog series about my history in this space\u2014I must admit I\u2019m just a wee bit sick of measuring who\u2019s angrier today: <strong>men who hate women, or women who hate men</strong>.</p>\n\n<p>Somehow I think it\u2019s entirely possible to be a good human and exhibit good qualities regardless of assigned <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/gender\">#gender</a> at birth. Can\u2019t we find a way to talk about how to demonstrate humility, compassion, and resolve, how to be one of the \u201chelpers\u201d (as Fred Rogers would say), without \u201cgender\u201d having anything to do with it? Even when well-meaning men talk about what they hope are good qualities of a \u201cman\u201d, I can\u2019t help but wonder why those aren\u2019t equally good qualities of a woman. By the same token, I can\u2019t help but wonder why good qualities of a \u201cwoman\u201d can\u2019t also be exhibited by a man. Men can\u2019t be sensitive caregivers? Women can\u2019t chop wood?</p>\n\n<p>And the more I think about it, the more I find the \u201ctonic masculinity\u201d of Tim Walz always rang hollow for me. It\u2019s not his fault! But here\u2019s the thing: I have zero interest in many of the things people were joking about when they were meme-posting about him. I\u2019m not about to fix up rare jalopies or dress in buffalo check on a wilderness expedition. Why is any of that considered \u201cmanly\u201d in the first place?</p>\n\n<p>I forget exactly where I heard this, but it was a revelation for me: <strong>as a man, whatever you do is what men do</strong>. In other words, if I identify as a man (and that\u2019s a whole other question if I do any longer\u2026), then <strong>\u201cmanly things\u201d are the things I do</strong>.</p>\n\n<p>At the end of the day, performative expressions of socially-expected gender norms in order make other people feel comfortable at your own expense <em>sucks</em>, plain and simple. My wish is we could spend less time talking about \u201cwhat women should be like\u201d or \u201cwhat men should be like\u201d and simply talk about \u201cwhat humans should be like\u201d. And that list really shouldn\u2019t be very prescriptive at all, other than to define universal qualities such as egalitarianism, altruism, strength of character, and so forth.</p>",
        "text": "In the very-online cultural discussion around masculinity, the toxic/tonic masculinity divide seems to be getting us absolutely nowhere.\n\nI really thought that perhaps the Tim Walz-ian \u201ctonic masculinity\u201d upswell would have a major influence on America\u2019s body politic\u2026offering a sort of \u201creset\u201d on the kinds of discussions we have around \u201chow to be a man\u201d.\n\nSeems that amounted to a hill of beans. The \u201cmanosphere\u201d won, and the bro vote kept right on bro\u2019ing.\n\nMaybe they\u2019re right! Maybe it\u2019s time to retire toxic/tonic masculinity. But not because the bros are awesome, because they most certainly are not. However, I wonder if we simply need to elevate the conversation past \u201cgender norms\u201d entirely.\n\nAs a person who has wrestled with performative masculinity their whole life\u2014and I\u2019m currently working on an entire blog series about my history in this space\u2014I must admit I\u2019m just a wee bit sick of measuring who\u2019s angrier today: men who hate women, or women who hate men.\n\nSomehow I think it\u2019s entirely possible to be a good human and exhibit good qualities regardless of assigned #gender at birth. Can\u2019t we find a way to talk about how to demonstrate humility, compassion, and resolve, how to be one of the \u201chelpers\u201d (as Fred Rogers would say), without \u201cgender\u201d having anything to do with it? Even when well-meaning men talk about what they hope are good qualities of a \u201cman\u201d, I can\u2019t help but wonder why those aren\u2019t equally good qualities of a woman. By the same token, I can\u2019t help but wonder why good qualities of a \u201cwoman\u201d can\u2019t also be exhibited by a man. Men can\u2019t be sensitive caregivers? Women can\u2019t chop wood?\n\nAnd the more I think about it, the more I find the \u201ctonic masculinity\u201d of Tim Walz always rang hollow for me. It\u2019s not his fault! But here\u2019s the thing: I have zero interest in many of the things people were joking about when they were meme-posting about him. I\u2019m not about to fix up rare jalopies or dress in buffalo check on a wilderness expedition. Why is any of that considered \u201cmanly\u201d in the first place?\n\nI forget exactly where I heard this, but it was a revelation for me: as a man, whatever you do is what men do. In other words, if I identify as a man (and that\u2019s a whole other question if I do any longer\u2026), then \u201cmanly things\u201d are the things I do.\n\nAt the end of the day, performative expressions of socially-expected gender norms in order make other people feel comfortable at your own expense sucks, plain and simple. My wish is we could spend less time talking about \u201cwhat women should be like\u201d or \u201cwhat men should be like\u201d and simply talk about \u201cwhat humans should be like\u201d. And that list really shouldn\u2019t be very prescriptive at all, other than to define universal qualities such as egalitarianism, altruism, strength of character, and so forth."
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fluffy beesbuzz.biz

Sockpuppet website updates!

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        "text": "I finally got a bunch of stuff working on the new Sockpuppet website, including the music browser. Now people will have the ability to actually find something in my vast sea of content!\n\nI still need to finish tagging a bunch of stuff to make it useful but having the functionality in place gives me motivation to do so.\n\nI\u2019ve also improved the \u201cbuy box\u201d and added way more streaming providers to the sources (which of course requires more content to be filled out, too), and there\u2019s a bunch of other functionality like being able to browse lyrics and song notes and such from album pages.\n\nThe really neat thing is that most of this stuff, even the dynamic stuff, is done using pure CSS! There\u2019s a little bit of Javascript for a couple of things but I have some ideas about how I can remove that stuff, and it\u2019s not like the javascript is particularly heavyweight anyway.\n\nAt some point I should release the templates as Publ samples, so that others can use this as a basis for building their own music sites too. Or something. I\u2019m doing a lot of stuff that\u2019s really taking advantage of Publ functionality under the hood.\n\nAnyway, for those who follow me via a feed reader but haven\u2019t added that site yet, it\u2019s definitely ready to be added at this point, and I\u2019ll be posting most of my music-related blogging over there from now on.",
        "html": "<p>I finally got a bunch of stuff working on <a href=\"https://sockpuppet.band/\">the new Sockpuppet website</a>, including the <a href=\"https://sockpuppet.band/releases/\">music browser</a>. Now people will have the ability to actually find something in my vast sea of content!</p><p>I still need to finish tagging a bunch of stuff to make it useful but having the functionality in place gives me motivation to do so.</p><p>I\u2019ve also improved the \u201cbuy box\u201d and added way more streaming providers to the sources (which of course requires more content to be filled out, too), and there\u2019s a bunch of other functionality like being able to browse lyrics and song notes and such from album pages.</p><p>The really neat thing is that most of this stuff, even the dynamic stuff, is done using pure CSS! There\u2019s a little bit of Javascript for a couple of things but I have some ideas about how I can remove that stuff, and it\u2019s not like the javascript is particularly heavyweight anyway.</p><p>At some point I should release the templates as Publ samples, so that others can use this as a basis for building their own music sites too. Or something. I\u2019m doing a lot of stuff that\u2019s really taking advantage of Publ functionality under the hood.</p><p>Anyway, for those who follow me via a feed reader but haven\u2019t added that site yet, it\u2019s definitely ready to be added at this point, and I\u2019ll be posting most of my music-related blogging over there from now on.</p>"
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Aaron Parecki aaronparecki.com

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        "text": "My first crochet project in 25+ years. This started as a washcloth, but it was so uneven that I stuffed it with paper and turned it into a cat toy."
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        "type": "card",
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gRegor Morrill gregorlove.com

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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2024-12-10 10:58-0800",
    "url": "https://gregorlove.com/2024/12/another-thing-i-did/",
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        "text": "Another thing I did during IndieWebCamp San Diego\u2019s Create Day was add a page with food and drink recommendations. This morning I added an emoji before each one as a quick indicator of the type of food. I like that it adds some color and variety to a page of mostly text.",
        "html": "<p>Another thing I did during <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/2024/SD\">IndieWebCamp San Diego</a>\u2019s Create Day was add a page with <a href=\"https://gregorlove.com/lists/food-and-drink/\">food and drink recommendations</a>. This morning I added an emoji before each one as a quick indicator of the type of food. I like that it adds some color and variety to a page of mostly text.</p>"
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Aaron Parecki aaronparecki.com

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    "content": {
        "text": "I really need to remember to put my phone on do not disturb when I'm doing electrical work. The buzz on my leg freaks me out every time \u26a1\ufe0f",
        "html": "I really need to remember to put my phone on do not disturb when I'm doing electrical work. The buzz on my leg freaks me out every time <a href=\"https://aaronparecki.com/emoji/%E2%9A%A1\">\u26a1</a>\ufe0f"
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    "author": {
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fluffy beesbuzz.biz

Tech wrangling

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        "It Just Works\u2122",
        "Apple",
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        "music"
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        "name": "fluffy",
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Tantek Çelik tantek.com

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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2024-12-09 10:41-0800",
    "url": "https://tantek.com/2024/344/t1/signed-up-broken-arrow-skyrace-23k",
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        "text": "signed up for @brokenarrowskyrace.com (@BrokenArrowCA) 23k #skyRace on 2025-06-22!\u00b9 \nThis will be my third #BrokenArrow race. \nGoals: finish strong, beat last year\u2019s time.\n\nThe race sold out within 10-15minutes of opening this morning. Here\u2019s how it went for me:\n\n09:00 Pacific time registration opened (I had two laptops ready, reloading every second)\n09:06 I completed registering but it redirected me to the home page (not a confirmation). I thought it had canceled my registration, so I kept trying. The #UltraSignup site flow was sufficiently broken that I didn't know I had successfully registered.\n~9:15 I was able to check my online UltraSignup profile and see the 09:06 registration.\n09:25 Received email confirmation of registration.\n\nYou can still register for the 23k waitlist: https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=117118\n\nMore Broken Arrow races and distances (e.g. 46k, VK, 18k, 11k) registrations are opening the rest of this week, every morning December 10-13.\n\nSee the https://www.brokenarrowskyrace.com/ website for details for each. \n\nPreviously, previously:\n* https://tantek.com/2024/176/t1/finished-broken-arrow-skyrace-23k\n* https://tantek.com/2023/178/t1/june-trailrunner-ultrarunner\n\n\u00b9 https://www.brokenarrowskyrace.com/23k\n\n#23k #trailRace #RingDasBell",
        "html": "signed up for <a href=\"https://brokenarrowskyrace.com\">@brokenarrowskyrace.com</a> (<a class=\"h-cassis-username\" href=\"https://twitter.com/BrokenArrowCA\">@BrokenArrowCA</a>) 23k #<span class=\"p-category\">skyRace</span> on 2025-06-22!<a href=\"https://tantek.com/#t5_S1_note-1\">\u00b9</a> <br />This will be my third #<span class=\"p-category\">BrokenArrow</span> race. <br />Goals: finish strong, beat last year\u2019s time.<br /><br />The race sold out within 10-15minutes of opening this morning. Here\u2019s how it went for me:<br /><br />09:00 Pacific time registration opened (I had two laptops ready, reloading every second)<br />09:06 I completed registering but it redirected me to the home page (not a confirmation). I thought it had canceled my registration, so I kept trying. The #<span class=\"p-category\">UltraSignup</span> site flow was sufficiently broken that I didn't know I had successfully registered.<br />~9:15 I was able to check my online UltraSignup profile and see the 09:06 registration.<br />09:25 Received email confirmation of registration.<br /><br />You can still register for the 23k waitlist: <a href=\"https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=117118\">https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=117118</a><br /><br />More Broken Arrow races and distances (e.g. 46k, VK, 18k, 11k) registrations are opening the rest of this week, every morning December 10-13.<br /><br />See the <a href=\"https://www.brokenarrowskyrace.com/\">https://www.brokenarrowskyrace.com/</a> website for details for each. <br /><br />Previously, previously:<br />* <a href=\"https://tantek.com/2024/176/t1/finished-broken-arrow-skyrace-23k\">https://tantek.com/2024/176/t1/finished-broken-arrow-skyrace-23k</a><br />* <a href=\"https://tantek.com/2023/178/t1/june-trailrunner-ultrarunner\">https://tantek.com/2023/178/t1/june-trailrunner-ultrarunner</a><br /><br /><a href=\"https://tantek.com/#t5_S1_ref-1\">\u00b9</a> <a href=\"https://www.brokenarrowskyrace.com/23k\">https://www.brokenarrowskyrace.com/23k</a><br /><br />#<span class=\"p-category\">23k</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">trailRace</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">RingDasBell</span>"
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    "author": {
        "name": "Jared White",
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    "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/20241208/the-old-mother",
    "published": "2024-12-08T22:28:47-08:00",
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        "html": "<p>My mother passed away nearly 20 years ago. I still miss her. <strong>A lot</strong>.</p>\n\n<p>But as I was in the car chatting with my kids about our own ages and growing older as a <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/family\">#family</a> is wont to do, it occurred to me that if my mother were still alive, she\u2019d be 73 years old. And the notion of having a 73-year-old \u201cMom\u201d suddenly struck me as absurdist, loony, perhaps even a little frightening.</p>\n\n<p><strong>I have no idea</strong> what a 73-year-old <em>Mom</em> would be like! And would <em>I even like her</em>, the way I did when she was in her 50s and I was in my 20s?</p>\n\n<p>And that idea made me giggle a little. It\u2019s easier to miss her now, because I miss her in a special way I simply wouldn\u2019t if she were different, older, and here.</p>",
        "text": "My mother passed away nearly 20 years ago. I still miss her. A lot.\n\nBut as I was in the car chatting with my kids about our own ages and growing older as a #family is wont to do, it occurred to me that if my mother were still alive, she\u2019d be 73 years old. And the notion of having a 73-year-old \u201cMom\u201d suddenly struck me as absurdist, loony, perhaps even a little frightening.\n\nI have no idea what a 73-year-old Mom would be like! And would I even like her, the way I did when she was in her 50s and I was in my 20s?\n\nAnd that idea made me giggle a little. It\u2019s easier to miss her now, because I miss her in a special way I simply wouldn\u2019t if she were different, older, and here."
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Jonathan LaCour cleverdevil.io/profile/cleverdevil

🐦 Progress on the birdhouse

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gRegor Morrill gregorlove.com

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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2024-12-08 15:08-0800",
    "summary": "For IndieWebCamp San Diego\u2019s Create Day, I worked on cleaning up some code for indiewebify.me and pushed it to a branch on my GitHub.",
    "url": "https://gregorlove.com/2024/12/for-indiewebcamp-san-diego/",
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        "text": "For IndieWebCamp San Diego\u2019s Create Day, I worked on cleaning up some code for indiewebify.me and pushed it to a branch on my GitHub.\n\nThe readme there has more details, but this is basically an in-progress update to use the SlimPHP framework. It is probably only about 30% complete, but some parts of it are functional. Pushing this to Github will make it easier for the community to collaborate on and decide how to move forward.",
        "html": "<p class=\"p-summary\">For IndieWebCamp San Diego\u2019s Create Day, I worked on cleaning up some code for <a href=\"https://indiewebify.me/\">indiewebify.me</a> and pushed it to a <a href=\"https://github.com/gRegorLove/indiewebify-me/tree/slim-migration\">branch on my GitHub</a>.</p>\n\n<p>The readme there has more details, but this is basically an in-progress update to use the SlimPHP framework. It is probably only about 30% complete, but some parts of it are functional. Pushing this to Github will make it easier for the community to collaborate on and decide how to move forward.</p>"
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    "author": {
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        "name": "gRegor Morrill",
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Chris Aldrich boffosocko.com/author/chrisaldrich/

IndieWebCamp San Diego 2024 Project Goals

Read More

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        "text": "IndieWebCamp San Diego 2024 Project Goals",
        "html": "<h1>IndieWebCamp San Diego 2024 Project Goals</h1>\n<p><img class=\"u-photo\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/wp-17336868321493083292207564143539.jpg?resize=660%2C440&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Typed Index card that reads: IndieWeb Camp San Diego 2024 Project Goals   I missed the first day of camp due to a family ob-ligation. But with Sunday free, I've driven down to San Diego from Los Angeles to participate in create day. Naturally, I've brought a couple of typewriters to continue on with my project from last year: Improving my posting work flow for typecasting (i.e. posting to my website by using the User Interface of a typewriter.) Since I've been doing more work via typewriter, improving this workflow will be a nice feature to have. Let's see how this goes.\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" /></p>\n<img class=\"u-photo\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/wp-17336868321493083292207564143539.jpg?resize=660%2C440&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Typed Index card that reads: IndieWeb Camp San Diego 2024 Project Goals   I missed the first day of camp due to a family ob-ligation. But with Sunday free, I've driven down to San Diego from Los Angeles to participate in create day. Naturally, I've brought a couple of typewriters to continue on with my project from last year: Improving my posting work flow for typecasting (i.e. posting to my website by using the User Interface of a typewriter.) Since I've been doing more work via typewriter, improving this workflow will be a nice feature to have. Let's see how this goes.\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" />"
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